15 Easy To Make Christmas Card Ideas For Kids

Now that December has begun, we’re all getting ready with our Christmas cards to be sent out. While a card from a store sounds nice, wouldn’t it be better if we did something that was creative? It costs a lot less, and you can also get the kids involved in the activity. We’ve created a list of 15 Christmas card ideas for children to try out this season.

Top DIY Christmas Card Making Ideas For Children

Making a Christmas card is a fun and entertaining activity with an emphasis on creating a keepsake with sentimental value. The DIY’s mentioned below are easy and wouldn’t take more than an hour each.

Magnet Sheets

Not all kids have perfect motor skills which makes drawing complex figures a difficult task. Worry not! There’s a hack that you can use to let your kids make some basic shapes.

Material Needed

Pine/ Gift Shaped Fridge magnet, pencil, eraser, sketch pen, crayons

Steps

Use a pencil to trace the fridge-magnet on a card.

Use crayons to fill the pattern in.

Add an appropriate season’s greeting.

Buttons

Old or discarded buttons can be used to create the image of a row of Christmas ornaments.

Material Needed

Buttons, pencil, sketch pen, eraser, glue

Steps

Use a pencil to draw the string that holds all the Christmas ornaments together.

Draw a small connecting string attached to the main string.

Glue the buttons onto the card so that they appear to be hanging from the connecting strings. Your kids can even use multi-colored buttons to make the card look radiant.

Use a black sketch pen to darken the pencil shade.

Clip Art

This DIY provides allows kids to put up images that are too complex for them to draw, such as Santa on his sleigh.

Material Needed

Scissors, glue, printer, desktop/PC, internet connection

Steps

Find and print images on an A4 size paper.

Cut and stick the images onto the card.

The letters M-E-R-R-Y-C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S can be printed out separately and glued together to spell the same on the card.

Fingerprint Tree

A fun-to-do project, this is one of those Christmas card ideas that needs teamwork and can be done by siblings.

Material Required

Pencil, scale, non-toxic green paint, sketch pen

Steps

Draw a vertical line (the trunk) in the middle of the card. The line should cover up 3/4th of the space of the card.

Draw a horizontal line (bottom branch) from the base such that it intersects the vertical line at roughly 1/6th the distance from the bottom. The length of this line should be about ½ the length of the vertical line.

Draw lines that join the end-points of the horizontal line with the top end of the vertical line such that triangle is formed.

Use a sketch pen to darken the pencil shade.

The kids can now dip their thumbs in green paint and use it to fill up space in the triangle.

Paper Plate Santa

Make a 3-D image of Santa on your card using a paper plate!

Material Required

Red chart paper, paper plate, cotton swabs, sketch pen

Steps

Use a scissor and cut a paper plate in half.

Cut out red chart paper in the shape of a triangle such that the base is the same length as the diameter of the paper plate.

Use glue to stick the base of the triangle to the cut section of the plate.

Use a sketch pen to draw a nose and eyes.

Glue the cotton ball along the circumference of the plate such that it looks like the beard.

Glue the Paper Santa onto the card with a Christmas message.

Handprint Christmas Tree

This is a DIY where you can involve your infant in the project (with some supervision, of course)!

Hand-Shape Reindeer

Material Required

Steps

Apply the paint on the palm of your kid’s hands and make them put an imprint on the card. Make sure that the fingers are imprinted at the bottom denoting the legs.

Glue a plastic eye on the base of the thumb imprint.

Stick the bindi at the tip of the thumb imprint denoting the nose.

Stick two small twigs at the base of the thumb, a little away from the eyes.

Cut the felt paper in the shape of a heart and place it at the center of the hand imprint.

Use a sketch pen to write a Christmas greeting.

Nail Polish Gifts

Have some old nail paint lying around? Use it to keep your kids busy and make some beautiful Christmas cards while they’re at it!

Material Required

Nail polish, pencil, sketch pen

Steps

Draw a pattern of your choice on the card with a pencil and darken it with a sketch pen.

Use the nail paint to fill in the colors and add a Christmas greeting.

Washi Tape Family Photo

This is one of the few Xmas card ideas that indirectly involves the whole family.

Material Required

Washi tape, pencil, scale, scissors, family photo

Steps

Place the photo on the card and make a note of where the edges of the photograph fall.

Make cuts along the card to hold the photo.

Use a pencil and a ruler to make a border.

Stick washi tape between the photo and the border.

Cut out the area that is not covered by the washi tape.

Conclusion

Cards that are handmade have a greater value than store-bought cards. While most of these cards can be made by the kids themselves, make sure you supervise them if they are using objects like scissors and needles. Have fun!

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